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Independent Group for Change | |
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| Founded | 18 February 2019 |
| Registered | 15 April 2019[1] |
| Dissolved | 19 December 2019 |
| Split from | Labour Party Conservative Party |
| Headquarters | 521 Terminal House 52 Grosvenor Gardens London SW1W 0AU[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Colours | Black White[3] |
| Slogan | "Politics is broken. Let's change it." |
| Seats prior to 2019 general election | 5 / 650 |
Change UK, founded as The Independent Group (TIG) and later The Independent Group for Change, was a British centrist, pro–European Union political party, which lasted for ten months in 2019. Established in February and formally recognized as a party in May, it was dissolved in December after all its MPs lost their seats at that year's general election. Its principal aim was a second withdrawal referendum on European Union membership, in which it would campaign to remain in the EU. On economic issues it expressed a commitment to the social market economy.
The party originated when seven MPs resigned from the Labour Party to sit as The Independent Group. They were dissatisfied by Labour's leftward political direction under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, its approach to Brexit and its handling of allegations of antisemitism within the party. They were soon joined by four more MPs, including three from the governing Conservative Party who disliked their party's approach to Brexit and its move rightward. The group registered as a political party under the name Change UK – The Independent Group and appointed former Conservative MP Heidi Allen as their leader before May's European Parliament election.
Following the party's failure to secure any seats in that election, six of its eleven MPs, including Allen, left the party and Anna Soubry took over as leader. Four of the six formed The Independents grouping and two defected to the Liberal Democrats. Later, three of The Independents also joined the Liberal Democrats. In June the party adopted the name The Independent Group for Change following a legal dispute with petition website Change.org. Three of the party's MPs stood for re-election in December's general election. None were re-elected, each losing to a candidate from their former parties. On 19 December, Soubry announced the party's dissolution.
- ^ a b "Registration summary: Change UK – The Independent Group". Electoral Commission. 15 April 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Umunna, Chuka (22 April 2019). "Chuka Umunna: This is why our new party will not be forming a 'pro-Remain alliance' for the European elections". The Independent. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Change UK – The Independent Group [@TheIndGroup] (23 April 2019). "Hi, black and white are our core colours. Everything else is a variation of our theme" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 April 2019 – via Twitter.
black and white are our core colours